There's an ill wind blowing and it's threatening the government's housing and urban regeneration plans. But there are ways to mitigate the worst effects of the credit crunch
Walkouts by public sector workers are almost entirely responsible for a surge in the number of strike days recorded in the UK last year, official figures have revealed.
Ministers were forced on the defensive this week after official figures showed that the number of children living in poverty has increased for the second year running.
Carers have welcomed a ten-year government programme to support those looking after elderly or disabled relatives, but warned that it did not do enough to help the many carers living on benefits.
The government has pumped £1bn into introducing market-style reforms in the NHS, but they have not yet brought significant benefits to patients, two watchdogs have found.
Polyclinics are trumpeted as the best way to revolutionise patient care in the UK but bringing together the various services will work only if they are properly integrated, warn Candace Imison and...
Unions have reacted with fury to government plans to bring in private sector firms to run failing NHS trusts, while health service professionals have accused the Department of Health of recycling old...
Communities Secretary Hazel Blears has announced more cash for Planning Aid, to enable people to have a voice in the planning process. Blears said on June 2: 'The Planning Reform Bill currently going...
The British Medical Association has demanded the government 'dump polyclinics', stop investing in private care and hand control of the NHS back to clinicians.
Do the government's abysmal poll ratings spell New Labour's decline and fall? Tony Travers says the PM's only way back is to trust the people and devolve power particularly in the public services
Spiralling oil prices may not be doing much for the economy but they're giving a political boost to Alex Salmond. The first minister is cleverly using the crisis to divert attention from his little...
Ballot papers for industrial action will be sent to almost 1 million union members in local government this week, amid continuing unrest over the government's public sector pay cap.
The government's Pathways to Work programme has enabled 64,000 long-term unemployed people with disabilities or chronic illnesses to find work, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
Fire minister Parmjit Dhanda has announced a new equality and diversity strategy for the fire service, which includes what he described as 'the toughest ever recruitment targets for women and people...
Public sector staff are putting in 120 million hours of unpaid overtime a year - the equivalent of 60,000 extra workers, Bristol University academics have found.
Both sides claimed victory after the first ruling on the legal challenge to London Authorities' Mutual Ltd. But in reality the judgment is bad news for councils and for the government's shared...
Councils in Scotland will be able to operate a bond scheme to fund former Private Finance Initiative projects, under plans announced by the Scottish government.
A public sector anti-fraud initiative that has detected millions of pounds in benefits overpayments and some 'blatant and shocking' fraud is to be expanded to Whitehall departments this year.
